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brer cat

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24. This is an excellent post, KMOD.
Mon Aug 17, 2015, 08:32 AM
Aug 2015

"A bit dog yelps" was an expression I heard often from my mother and I think of it here when the inevitable barrage of threads come out because someone finds a personal insult in a posting. "She called me a white supremacist...waaah." "How dare he call Bernie a racist...alert, alert." Just sayin'

Bravenak, 1StrongBlackMan and others have spent much time and energy, away from their families and very busy lives, to come on this democratic board and speak to us about the very real experiences and fears of the AfAm population in this country, to educate us about the issues we as democrats need to address. Listen and learn, show respect for the views of others.

If you can't take the message or you are offended by the tone or their emotions, then ignore is your solution. Silencing the messenger for ALL people because YOU don't want to hear is selfish and immature. This board does not exist to support the view of just one individual or one side of an issue.

ignorance is not an option Skittles Aug 2015 #1
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The Bravenak mention is really random. romanic Aug 2015 #3
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I agree mostly. romanic Aug 2015 #5
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Talking about Bravenak is never "random" when discussing #BlackLivesMatter. Thank you for Cha Aug 2015 #11
+1 n/t Admiral Loinpresser Aug 2015 #43
No, it isn't random at all. And she's not the only poster from the AA forum pnwmom Aug 2015 #7
That you speak of her mention and nothing else is really random. LanternWaste Aug 2015 #41
Black lives do matter. Silence should never be an option. Live and Learn Aug 2015 #8
Obviously they matter regardless of your candidate jfern Aug 2015 #9
Well said, K.. Mahalo! "So I say Kudo to those, like Bravenak and others, who have us thinking Cha Aug 2015 #10
No buts here... Live and Learn Aug 2015 #12
Thank you, Live and Learn.. Cha Aug 2015 #13
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So do I Cha Aug 2015 #47
K & R SunSeeker Aug 2015 #14
K&R betsuni Aug 2015 #15
Absolutely! Skidmore Aug 2015 #16
Oh, for Christ's sake Shankapotomus Aug 2015 #17
Now that they've started trying to protest other candidates Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 #21
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The problem I have with your OP Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 #39
Big K&R BumRushDaShow Aug 2015 #18
This. Agschmid Aug 2015 #19
When do black lives matter tooeyeten Aug 2015 #20
I would argue that it was her posting style that earned her those alerts and hides mythology Aug 2015 #22
Very true. Waiting For Everyman Aug 2015 #28
Now now ismnotwasm Aug 2015 #33
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Bravo! alcibiades_mystery Aug 2015 #23
This is an excellent post, KMOD. brer cat Aug 2015 #24
+1 Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #25
Very well said! MuseRider Aug 2015 #26
K&R mcar Aug 2015 #27
Good post. Thankfully I never had to ask this question: George II Aug 2015 #29
That gets me everytime I see it ismnotwasm Aug 2015 #44
Black Lives Matter. Absolutely. The racial struggle has been epic. libdem4life Aug 2015 #30
Black Lives Matter. Period. sheshe2 Aug 2015 #31
K&R ismnotwasm Aug 2015 #32
A BIG DU K&R! Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2015 #37
Kicked and recommended In_The_Wind Aug 2015 #38
Maybe I missed it but I have never ever seen a comment at DU in any forum that said totodeinhere Aug 2015 #40
We will not get police under control, Admiral Loinpresser Aug 2015 #42
Great essay. The Democratic Party still means something to most of us: freshwest Aug 2015 #45
DU hates BLM.....................................................................too uponit7771 Aug 2015 #46
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